Life's great mysteries...

tombar
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edited June 2016 in General Chat #1

Why is it that when wallpapering, you need to put on loads of paste because the paper is not quite sticking to the wall, but years later, when needing to take it off, you need nothing less than semtex to take it offUndecided

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  • Bakers2
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    edited June 2016 #2

    Yes that'll be Murphy's law.  OH had to do some repair wallpapering at daughters houses in NZ last visit. He's never put so much paste on paper and sized the wall so many times. Unfortunately it kept falling off, just like a carry-on film before he got
    down the ladder .  He did succeed eventually, three drops took all day. Once finished it looked good, but I don't think he'll allow himself to be press ganged into that again.

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #3

    Having recently moved house, I can sympathise with the OP. We removed every bit of wallpaper and had the walls re-plastered -- What a long job !.

    K 

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited June 2016 #4

    I know just what you mean Tombar,  we have been putting in a new kitchen over the last few weeks, and getting the paper off was very hard work. As for the tiles OH put up years ago, getting them off the walls was almost impossible. Surprised

  • mjh2014
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    edited June 2016 #5

    Lots of wood chip and artex in my house when I moved in. No longer! But it did take 11 years to 'decorate throughout', as they say, and it was hard work. 

    When I took all the layers of paper off the walls in the main bedroom I found signatures and dates from all the previous people who had papered, so I added mine. The previous dates were 1935, and 1985, and then mine in 2007. So I'm thinking the 'new' paper
    should last a good 20 to 30 years at the very least. Happy

  • cyberyacht
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    edited June 2016 #6

    So why did you change it after nine years then?

  • mjh2014
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    edited June 2016 #7

    I haven't done yet! This was me remembering the pain of removing woodchip and repapering in the distant past rather than a recent event. I'm not over all that stripping yet, and just intend to add many layers of paint stretching into the far future. And
    I think it might even have been 2006 the last time I papered anywhere. So I'm glad that Semtex is needed (Other demolition aids are available). Laughing

  • mjh2014
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    edited June 2016 #8

    It's all coming back to me now, as I recall the woodchip wallpaper turned out to be structural in several parts of the house and required new lintels, plaster and coving (to stop the entire ceiling moving). Good times.

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #9

    Life's too short for decorating.....

  • tombar
    tombar Forum Participant Posts: 408
    edited June 2016 #10

    Yes that'll be Murphy's law.  OH had to do some repair wallpapering at daughters houses in NZ last visit. He's never put so much paste on paper and sized the wall so many times. Unfortunately it kept falling off, just like a carry-on film before he got
    down the ladder .  He did succeed eventually, three drops took all day. Once finished it looked good, but I don't think he'll allow himself to be press ganged into that again.

    Its not "murphy's law", its fact

  • tombar
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    edited June 2016 #11

    I think that woodchip, at times, is the only thing keeping a house standingHappy

  • Goldie146
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    edited June 2016 #12

    Another mystery - how come I can neatly  wrap up my headphone wires, but when I them out they're a twisted knot.

    (Getting ready for avoiding football - several films dowmloaded onto my Ipad).

  • jeffcc
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    edited June 2016 #13

    Another mystery - how come I can neatly  wrap up my headphone wires, but when I them out they're a twisted knot.

    (Getting ready for avoiding football - several films dowmloaded onto my Ipad).

    Ah that will be the unused music in the headphone wires trying to escape!!Laughing. Use left and right arrows to navigate.

  • Wherenext
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    edited June 2016 #14

    Another mystery - how come I can neatly  wrap up my headphone wires, but when I them out they're a twisted knot.

    (Getting ready for avoiding football - several films dowmloaded onto my Ipad).

    Write your comments here...When we left a CL this morning I carefully wound the electric cable in loops like I have for years and years and when I arrived at the next stop it took ages to untangle. What did it do in the bag and the intervening 2 hours to
    manage that? Why does it always do that? Will I never learn?

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #15

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #16

    Why is it that whenever you flick through the TV channels to see what else is on, every other channel is showing commercials.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited June 2016 #17

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Ian, on every USB plug there is a 'lightening bolt/aerial' symbol if you orient it so you can see it then it will go straight in without fiddling about. The USB socket is oriented to accept the plug in that positionHappy

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2016 #18

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Several attempts? A maximum of two surely? 

    Try Rocky's tip, Ian. Works for me every time.

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2016 #19

    Why is it that whenever you flick through the TV channels to see what else is on, every other channel is showing commercials.

    ...But at least some of them are more entertaining than most programmes these daysWink

  • Bakers2
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    edited June 2016 #20

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Ian, on every USB plug there is a 'lightening bolt/aerial' symbol if you orient it so you can see it then it will go straight in without fiddling about. The USB socket is oriented to accept the plug in that positionHappy

    Even though I know this and I look ?. I gett it wrong because I'm holding the device upside down .  Don't think my brain wants to cooperate!! But thankfully it is only ever two attempts.

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #21

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Ian, on every USB plug there is a 'lightening bolt/aerial' symbol if you orient it so you can see it then it will go straight in without fiddling about. The USB socket is oriented to accept the plug in that positionHappy

    Thanks Rocky.....I will follow your sage advice. Smile

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #22

    Have you noticed that when you want to adjust the volume on the TV, everyone on the telly stops speaking?

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #23

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Ian, on every USB plug there is a 'lightening bolt/aerial' symbol if you orient it so you can see it then it will go straight in without fiddling about. The USB socket is oriented to accept the plug in that positionHappy

    Thanks Rocky.....I will follow your sage advice. Smile

    Write your comments here...Unless of course the USB socket is vertical, not horizontal. Wink

    K Cool

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited June 2016 #24

    Another one of life's great mysteries......why can you never plug in a USB plug (for a phone charger, or whatever)  the right way up? Always takes several attempts. Sad

    Ian, on every USB plug there is a 'lightening bolt/aerial' symbol if you orient it so you can see it then it will go straight in without fiddling about. The USB socket is oriented to accept the plug in that positionHappy

    Thanks Rocky.....I will follow your sage advice. Smile

    Write your comments here...Unless of course the USB socket is vertical, not horizontal. Wink

    K Cool

    K, that is just sickYell they should be bannedLaughing

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